The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-12
FLORIDA.

The large hotel at Dade City will be COM
pleted by Nov l.
The new factory of Perry & Co., of
Lake City, turned out 10000 cigars last
week
There have been 4O,530 pounds of wool
shipped from Milton this season, and that
means about $12, 900 in cash.
New settlers are constantly arriving at
Bombay, and they all seem favorably i'm
pressed with their surroundings
The newly-appointed County Commits
sioners for DeSoto county met on Monday
last at Pine Level the temporary county
site.
DR.. Farrior, of Chipley, is putting up a
large store The building will be 26xSO
feet, and will be handsome addition to the
town.
The peach crop around Lake City has
been splendid this year, and the later va
rieties are now ripening in luscious album
dance.
Mr.. Shepard, freight manager of the Pen
sacola and Atlantic Railroad Company, is
| going to build a handsome residence at
| Bombay.
After drilling down forty-five feet work
| had to be suspended on the Altoona artesan
| well to await the arrival of iron casing now
overdue from Pittsburg.
The Bombay Manufacturing Company has
| now on hand some $4,000 feet of lumber,
all of which has been sold at remunerative
prices to Pensacola dealer.
Work on the new Methodist church at
Altoona is progressing rapidly and will be
| completed this fall. The cornerstone will
be laid with Masonic ceremony early in Au-
gust.
At Kissimmee Mr.. Sullivans oldest son
had the misfortune TO fall few DAYS ago
with an AK on his shoulder, cutting off the
little finger and nearly severing the next
one on his right hand.
The contract for putting down the foun-
dation of the new opera house at Jack
sonville has been awarded TO Contractor
Valade, and the construction Of the same
was commenced yesterday morning
The Dade City town election July re-
suited as follows: Mayor, j. X Davis; Mar
shall, j. c. Blocker; CLERK, +. A. Hall:
Aldermen, r. b. Jones, j. d. Summer, C.
w. Bell, n. II. Garner, and II. w. Coleman.
DR.. Robbins, or Orlando, has received a
paper confirming his fears that his store
building, valued at 81, 1000, was burned in
the Clarendon fire in addition to his drug
interests with his hrother-in-law at that
place.
The Methodist Conference at Chipley is
now in full session. There nro many dele
gates from Florida, Georgia and Alabama,
some ninety IN all, and their accommoda-
ton is matter of no small concern to the
citizens.
A colored boy tramp, giving his name as
VIII Jackson from Eufauln, Ala. has been
breaking into and robbing houses ut Chatta-
hoochee. In default of bond he has been
committed 10 Jail 10 await the action of the
next grand jury.
Tho railroad meeting held at Altoona
Thursday was largely attended and hnport-
ant measures were taken. The meeting re-
stored harmony where before there WINS a
slight discord All are aow working for the
common interest
At the Lakeland Council meeting on
Thursday morning IL was decided that an
election should be called TO levy a tax upon
the people for school purposes in Lakeland.
The election will be ordered by proclama-
ton at an early day.
The new electric light scheme at Orlando
has been absorbed by the gas compauy.
There are rllmors in the air that still an
other company or partnership is being
formed Tor the speedy Introduction OF tho
Westinghouse system.
The Bombay Land Company report the
selling Of considerable farming iands TO
new settlers, and quite number of town
lots have recently been disposed of, so that
the prospects for the fall influx of new
corners is very encouraging.
Mayor Reeves of Eufaula, the moving
spirit IN the proposed new railroad from
Eutaula TO ~. Andrews Bay, is at present
IN England consequently there is no rail
way vows VI latpogtapce, The prospects